SSEK has been named a leading dispute resolution law firm for Indonesia in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2019, a guide to the region’s leading dispute resolution law firms and lawyers. And SSEK partner Dewi Savitri Reni was named a Dispute Resolution Future Star.

The Minister of Finance has issued a regulation that imposes 0% VAT on the export of certain domestically produced services in Indonesia, including legal consultation services. MOF Regulation No. 32/PMK.010/2019 regarding the Limitation of Activities and Types of Taxable Services for Export Subject to Value Added Tax was enacted on March 29, 2019.

SSEK's Denny Rahmansyah and Farah Nabila have contributed the Indonesia chapter to the 2019 Chambers Data Protection & Cybersecurity global guide, which provides expert legal commentary on key issues for businesses, helping companies better manage data protection and cybersecurity issues.

Foreign education institutions that seek to operate in Indonesia must be cognizant of the limits on their activities when interacting with Indonesian public officials. Otherwise, these institutions could face certain repercussions under the Anti-Corruption Law.

SSEK's Rusmaini Lenggogeni and Syahdan Z. Aziz will be featured speakers at the APAC HR Employment Law Congress being held May 6-7 in Singapore. With leading employment lawyers from 11 countries, the congress aims to help organizations strengthen labor compliance practices to better manage overseas workforces and employee-related matters.

SSEK's Dewi Savitri Reni, Maria Yudhitama Eka Dewi and Shafira Nindya Putri recently led a full-day workshop on the legal aspects of M&A transactions for employees of Indonesia’s Deposit Insurance Agency (Lembaga Penjamin Simpanan or LPS).

Please find the latest global newsletter from the Employment Law Alliance (ELA), which includes Indonesia updates from SSEK on expatriate work permits and immigration matters. The ELA client newsletter is a monthly publication by which ELA member firms provide the latest employment law developments to global clients.

SSEK's Winnie Y. Rolindrawan and Harry Kuswara have written the cover story for the new issue of Strategic Review. The story, “Revving up the e-commerce engine,” looks at possible regulatory changes and improvements to help maximize the role of online commerce in Indonesia’s economic development.